The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-07-28

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% . Dakota Miner.
George Rock, Deadwood CITY, OAK.
speaking Of the Black hills % san Fran-
CISCO Eznaiser reporter, said that the
country Il less rough than when hs hrst
visited IL Il went into the Black Hills
he said. sWhsn the lead and silver minsa
were first discovered heard cf the
finds that we're being made while IN Chi
cage, and four others and myself weut
out - make our fortune. Wen 80 We
aid
Il have never regretted that I went
there, though / passed through some
pretfr rough times " en- We got Tiers
miners " re floctlnr in from every dfre.-
tioh. IT, two weeks z was 80 fall
that there were not houses or
canvas enough 70 shel,er people
ever night The prize z articles
went mountain high, and only those who
took fortunes with their could reach the
pinnacle. Others could not see the sum
init with telescope The frout OF . bed
WIS worth s. night You could sit in q
chair all night for s., q on the flor for 81
and loan Up AGAINST the side for 50 cents
Faro CHIPS rosi q apiece, and a piece %
poor bread ami some pork and beans from
81 L. g. 81
Il tOox a claim, and fr m the hrst made
nonev and heiled out many poor people
who had pawned their boots for g neal or
hal rented their coat for some one 70 use
as q blanket for the night But
when We we're going from Pierre,
Oak, one Of our party, Dick
Warner By name, had q remarkable
experience We had a one.horse wagon,
and the locomotiou was not I'D 20 the stan
dard horsepower, so il became ineum-
bent upon two OF US 10 get out and walk
when we came 10 hill, and II you have
ever been in that section Of the country
you viii know how plentiful they are.
We had just come 10 a winding valley,
AMI Dick aud Henry Nichols got out and
walked. We stopped the wagon aHd thsy
soon got some distance ahead. In half
an hour Nichols came back az gait that
made Us believe all the demons Of Hades
we're after him. His hair was on end,
and when he arrived al the wagon he
had lust breath enough 70 say that
party Of Indians mad captured
Dick. and JACK Rsnny ran On
With our rifles. aud on coming around a
bend in the rail noticed big buck life his
Knife and take Dickis scalp from him
We were hOrrihed, but quick as thought
Kenny lifted his rife and brought down
the Sioux. There happened to be only
'wo and the other escaped. Dick was
partly unconscious when we lifted him
from the ground. The blood was stream
ing from the wound, and we had no hopes
u his recovery. But in five minutes b.
opened his eyes and askel where the In
dim was. When we nad washed him 10
presented, If possible, a more ridiculous
appearance than when ne was wet with
gore. He was never troubled with his
head, for il soon healed Up, but
half the scalp was gone, and be was
marked for life. In telling Us about his
experience, after be recovered consc, Gus
ness, he said he was walking along view
log the scenery, when, on turning. he
saw Sioux Indian bearing down upon
him At express speed he looked back IN
the direction Of the wagrn n. but anothe'
Indian was coming up from the rear. BE
then took 10 his heels, but the momentum
At which he was advancing brought aim
up before Dick could get speed mp. tn,
Duck gave him a shove that sent hin
splrning ag inst rock. relieving him o.
his senses He d:i not feel the knife q.
he Sioux when he WA performing thu
anatomical operation"